Ch. 12: Personality

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Freud’s Personality Theory

Psychodynamic, psychic energy moves among the compartments of the personality

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<p>Id</p>

Id

Primitive drives such as hunger and thirst

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Ego

Part of our personality that is readily seen by others

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<p>Superego</p>

Superego

Internalizing society’s rules for right and wrong

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Defense mechanisms

protective behavior that reduces anxiety

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<p>Big Five Theory </p>

Big Five Theory

Theory dividing the personality into 5 distinct categories:

  1. Openness (to experience)

  2. Conscientiousness

  3. Extroversion/surgency

  4. Agreeableness

  5. Neuroticism


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Locus of Control

INTERNAL: individual outcomes are due to talent/effot

EXTERNAL: outcomes are due to luck, opportunity, etc.

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<p>Self efficacy</p>

Self efficacy

confidence in one’s ability to gain reinforcement

  • HIGH self efficacy: strong expectations positive outcomes are within reach

  • LOW self efficacy: doubt ability to reach goals